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Shilpa Shetty Slams Trolls With Facts About Hoisting Indian National Flag With Shoes On

On the morning of August 15, Shilpa had shared an Instagram post where a video of a flag hoisting ceremony was taking place in her front yard with her son Viaan, mother Sunanda and her staff.

New Delhi: Shilpa Shetty hoisted the Indian national flag at her Juhu home in Mumbai on August 15. Shilpa Shetty's family was present with her. However, Shilpa was soon trolled for wearing shoes while hoisting the national flag. Now, Shilpa has shut down trolls on social media. On the morning of August 15, Shilpa had shared an Instagram post where a video of a flag hoisting ceremony was taking place in her front yard with her son Viaan, mother Sunanda and her staff.

Shilpa captioned the post, "वन्दे मातरम् 🫡🇮🇳🥹”." However, soon after Shilpa was trolled for wearing shoes and hoisting the national flag. A user wrote, "If you wave the flag of the country, then you are requested to remove the shoes and touch the rope of the flag. Jai Hind Jai Bharat. Happy Independence Day.🇮🇳." Many supported this stance while another section of Shilpa's fans shared there was nothing wrong in hoisting the flag while wearing shoes.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Later, Shilpa Shetty took to her official Instagram story to respond to the trolls. She shared a screenshot of her Google search which read, "Can we hoist Indian flag with shoes?” The answer to which was, “The Flag Code of India does not restrict hoisting of the national flag with shoes on.” Shilpa shared the screenshot and wrote “#Facts 🇮🇳” on it."


Shilpa Shetty Slams Trolls With Facts About Hoisting Indian National Flag With Shoes On

Shilpa also commented on her post when the debate began and wrote, "I am aware of the “Rules” of conduct while hoisting the flag ,the RESPECT for my country and THE FLAG stems from my heart and not up for questioning . I am a proud Indian . Today’s post was to share and celebrate that emotion. To all the trollers( that I ignore usually )DO NOT appreciate YOU airing your ignorance and spreading negativity on this Day . So get your facts rights and please BACK OFF 🙏.”

 

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